HERSHEY TRUST CO

Fundamental diversified ★Signal consumer_staples specialist (100%) CIK 908551
Long book
$11.76B
Q1 2026
Positions
3
Top-10 weight
100%
concentration
Last quarter
-11.7%
SPY +14.8%
Turnover
40%
of book per quarter

Strategy in plain words

auto-generated from filings

HERSHEY TRUST CO is a diversified fundamental manager, specialised in consumer_staples (100% of the long book), running a $11.76B US long book across 3 positions.

The portfolio is extremely concentrated — the top 10 positions are almost the whole book. The portfolio is actively managed, with meaningful quarterly turnover. Current anchor positions: HERSHEY COMPANY CLASS B, HERSHEY CO/THE, SAMSARA INC-CL A.

Over the last 9 quarters its long book ran on average 4pp per quarter behind the S&P 500, beating the index in 3 of 9 quarters. We rate its filings as signal-bearing: position changes reflect genuine views.

Implied long-book return vs S&P 500

methodology: positions priced quarterly, no shorts/options
Fund long book S&P 500
Q1 2024
-4.8%
Q2 2024
+5.1%
Q3 2024
-11.0%
Q4 2024
+1.8%
Q1 2025
-2.1%
Q2 2025
+13.6%
Q3 2025
-2.0%
Q4 2025
+15.0%
Q1 2026
-11.7%

Sector allocation

Consumer staples
100%
Technology
0%

Long book by quarter

$11.03B
Q1 2024
$10.42B
Q2 2024
$10.87B
Q3 2024
$9.60B
Q4 2024
$9.71B
Q1 2025
$9.41B
Q2 2025
$10.61B
Q3 2025
$10.31B
Q4 2025
$11.76B
Q1 2026

What does HERSHEY TRUST own?

Q1 2026 13F
CompanySectorSharesValue% of bookChange
HSY HERSHEY COMPANY CLASS BConsumer staples54.6M$11.35B96.6%Held
HSY HERSHEY CO/THEConsumer staples1.9M$404.6M3.4%-5.8%
IOT SAMSARA INC-CL ATechnology13.4K$426K0.0%Held

13F filing history

PeriodFormFiledEntriesReported valueFlagsSource
Q1 202613F-HRMay 15, 20263$11.76B canonicalSEC ↗
Q4 202513F-HRFeb 10, 20265$10.31B canonicalSEC ↗
Q3 202513F-HRNov 14, 20258$10.61B canonicalSEC ↗
Q2 202513F-HRAug 13, 20256$9.41B canonicalSEC ↗
Q1 202513F-HRMay 14, 20256$9.71B canonicalSEC ↗
Q4 202413F-HRFeb 14, 20255$9.60B canonicalSEC ↗
Q3 202413F-HRNov 12, 20242$10.87B canonicalSEC ↗
Q2 202413F-HRAug 12, 20243$10.42B canonicalSEC ↗
Q1 202413F-HRMay 10, 20245$11.03B canonicalSEC ↗